Matt Damon

begbysback · 14-05-2020 3:59pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Urgh, his character is brutal. The therapy scenes are cringeworthy.

It’s not your fault?

Cmon man you’re dead inside.

Keyzer · 14-05-2020 4:01pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Urgh, his character is brutal. The therapy scenes are cringeworthy.

You clearly don't appreciate a good film and outstanding acting - Robin Williams was amazing in this movie. Most of his scenes were improvised, made up on the spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-gZintWDc

If this scene does nothing for you then perhaps you should stick rom-coms.

Muahahaha · 14-05-2020 4:03pm

Rew wrote: »

Movie is The Last Duel direct by Ridley Scott. They have 8 weeks filming to do here thats been postponed. It is/was to use locations in Meath as far as I remember they had a call for extras at the start of the year.

ah right thanks. Good to hear we are getting Hollywood films to work here again, not sure what went wrong but we seemed to miss out on a lot of these big productions to other countries in the last 10 years.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 4:04pm

begbysback wrote: »

It’s not your fault?

Cmon man you’re dead inside.

Yes, that scene in particular. I’m not dead inside, I just was very distracted by the fact that that would never happen like that.

The film has some decent acting and genuine laugh-out-loud moments which is a plus, but overall, it’s not good. The ‘gotcha’ monologues by Damon, the oversimplified, cheesy therapy scenes. Just nah.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 4:12pm

Keyzer wrote: »

You clearly don't appreciate a good film and outstanding acting - Robin Williams was amazing in this movie. Most of his scenes were improvised, made up on the spot

If this scene does nothing for you then perhaps you should stick rom-coms.

Oh for the love of god. I don’t like rom coms. In general. There are occasionally good ones. It’s an unbelievably infantile tack to come out with nonsense like the bolded bits. If you can’t counter somebody without insulting them, you haven’t made your point very well. And getting so offended on behalf of a film you like that you’ll insult somebody who doesn’t is frankly odd.

It isn’t universally loved either. You’re talking like it’s a classic.

People do get terribly po-faced when talking about this film though, for some reason.

Keyzer · 14-05-2020 4:18pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Oh for the love of god. I don’t like rom coms. In general. There are occasionally good ones. It’s an unbelievably infantile tack to come out with nonsense like the bolded bits. If you can’t counter somebody without insulting them, you haven’t made your point very well. And getting so offended on behalf of a film you like that you’ll insult somebody who doesn’t is frankly odd.

It isn’t universally loved either. You’re talking like it’s a classic.

People do get terribly po-faced when talking about this film though, for some reason.

I'm not offended.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 4:19pm

Keyzer wrote: »

I'm not offended.

Then that makes your response even more odd. Can’t explain why you love the film without lashing out a few insulting assumptions? Ooookay.

xtradel · 14-05-2020 5:05pm

Jesus Christ..............

That's Jason Bourne!

murpho999 · 14-05-2020 5:16pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Urgh, his character is brutal. The therapy scenes are cringeworthy.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Yes, that scene in particular. I’m not dead inside, I just was very distracted by the fact that that would never happen like that.

The film has some decent acting and genuine laugh-out-loud moments which is a plus, but overall, it’s not good. The ‘gotcha’ monologues by Damon, the oversimplified, cheesy therapy scenes. Just nah.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Oh for the love of god. I don’t like rom coms. In general. There are occasionally good ones. It’s an unbelievably infantile tack to come out with nonsense like the bolded bits. If you can’t counter somebody without insulting them, you haven’t made your point very well. And getting so offended on behalf of a film you like that you’ll insult somebody who doesn’t is frankly odd.

It isn’t universally loved either. You’re talking like it’s a classic.

People do get terribly po-faced when talking about this film though, for some reason.

This is all your opinion of course and you know what, you may not be right.

97% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
Oscar for Best Screenplay
Golden Globe for Best Screenplay
Academy Award for Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actor`

There's other awards and nominations as well so the film must have something going for it.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 5:29pm

murpho999 wrote: »

This is all your opinion of course and you know what, you may not be right.

Are you serious with this shit? “Oh, okay, many critics liked it, I change my mind!”. Anyway, mosey on over to Metacritic where there are some lukewarm to negative critic reviews. As well as less gushing retrospectives.

And Oscars? LOL.

But, like I said, it’s one of those films that people get really po-faced about, for some reason.

LeYouth · 14-05-2020 5:35pm

This was newsworthy ages ago. I dunno why people still keep reporting it. Surely, the guy just wants some privacy now.

murpho999 · 14-05-2020 5:37pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Are you serious with this shit? “Oh, okay, many critics liked it, I change my mind!”. Anyway, mosey on over to Metacritic where there are some lukewarm to negative critic reviews. As well as less gushing retrospectives.

And Oscars? LOL.

But, like I said, it’s one of those films that people get really po-faced about, for some reason.

Well a broad consensus of critics and award bodies have praised it and rewarded it.

They can't all be wrong.

murpho999 · 14-05-2020 5:38pm

LeYouth wrote: »

This was newsworthy ages ago. I dunno why people still keep reporting it. Surely, the guy just wants some privacy now.

It only happened in the last couple of days that he voluntarily gave an interview to Spin FM.

He's not being harrassed in anyway.

petes · 14-05-2020 5:49pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Anyway, mosey on over to Metacritic where there are some lukewarm to negative critic reviews. As well as less gushing retrospectives.

Not about the film at all but metacritic? Not reliable at all. You'll get someone (critics mainly but users to) giving something a horrendously low mark. Maybe to garner attention or something or traffic to their website/columns.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 5:55pm

petes wrote: »

Not about the film at all but metacritic? Not reliable at all. You'll get someone (critics mainly but users to) giving something a horrendously low mark. Maybe to garner attention or something or traffic to their website/columns.

It gathers film critic reviews from a wide range of publications. You’ll notice I didn’t mention the user reviews as I take no notice of them. I was talking about critic reviews. The critic and user reviews are clearly marked separately on the site.

And even if it was all glowing reviews, I’m able to make my mind up. Many films are overpraised. It’s mad that you think a critic will capriciously give a low mark but that there’s never anything untoward in giving high praise.

petes · 14-05-2020 6:13pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

It gathers film critic reviews from a wide range of publications. You’ll notice I didn’t mention the user reviews as I take no notice of them. I was talking about critic reviews. The critic and user reviews are clearly marked separately on the site.

And even if it was all glowing reviews, I’m able to make my mind up. Many films are overpraised. It’s mad that you think a critic will capriciously give a low mark but that there’s never anything untoward in giving high praise.

I'm well aware of how metacritic works thanks.

14-05-2020 6:18pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

And even if it was all glowing reviews, I’m able to make my mind up. Many films are overpraised.

I regard Forrest Gump as a load of sentimental twaddle, which has aged quite poorly. Having him "meet" prominent figures of the era was a ridiculous plot device (in my opinion).

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 14-05-2020 6:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I regard Forrest Gump as a load of sentimental twaddle, which has aged quite poorly. Having him "meet" prominent figures of the era was a ridiculous plot device (in my opinion).

Forrest Gump is awful. That it won Best Picture at the Oscars in the same year that Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption (which isn’t to my taste exactly but I can see the quality) were nominated shows how worthless the Oscars are.

retro:electro · 14-05-2020 6:23pm

I’m fcuking Matt Damon.

FVP3 · 14-05-2020 7:06pm

Sarah Silverman seen doing the walk of shame around Dalkey, I hear.

completedit · 14-05-2020 7:14pm

Matt Damon is prob a cool guy but honestly don't see how you can fawn over celebrities like this? It's so cringeworthy. Dalkey is a nice place, get over it, it's so cringe seeing upper middle class people pat themselves on the back that they live in an area where some rich actor is holed up for a few months.

thunderdog · 14-05-2020 7:17pm

NSAman wrote: »

Funny, just clicked on this thread and what comes up on Good morning America?.. Matt Damon in Ireland.

Could care less about celebrities. They are just people too and although famous, I would not trade my life with them at all. I like my privacy.

Personally, cannot understand the adulation at all.

I meet a few where i live, but would never bother them outside of nodding or saying good morning. I also meet them (apparently) in the course of work, I would not know most of them, not being a cinema goer or watching too much TV.

Nothing but good publicity about Dalkey here though looking at this segment on GMA.

Could care less?

The Tetrarch · 14-05-2020 7:17pm

I liked Rounders.
If you are reading this Matt, thanks for that film.

FVP3 · 14-05-2020 7:18pm

completedit wrote: »

Matt Damon is prob a cool guy but honestly don't see how you can fawn over celebrities like this? It's so cringeworthy. Dalkey is a nice place, get over it, it's so cringe seeing upper middle class people pat themselves on the back that they live in an area where some rich actor is holed up for a few months.

If they are upper middle in Dalkey where do the upper classes live?

thunderdog wrote: »

Could care less?

He cares about them, clearly.

Yester · 14-05-2020 7:24pm

The Tetrarch wrote: »

I liked Rounders.
If you are reading this Matt, thanks for that film.

Matt tried to sign up but they banned him for being a re-reg.

Flavour Diaper · 14-05-2020 7:40pm

Matt friggin' Damon, huh, in Dalkey.. probably a nice guy to knock back a few shots of Powers with, but like what is the point of his career from an outside perspective?

Arghus · 14-05-2020 8:02pm

I wish they hadn't tried to find out what was in the Supervalu bag; some mysteries are best left mysterious.

begbysback · 14-05-2020 8:18pm

retro:electro wrote: »

I’m fcuking Matt Damon.

You don’t look like him

Flavour Diaper · 14-05-2020 8:21pm

He looks very small next to those children.

weldoninhio · 14-05-2020 9:11pm

Augeo wrote: »

Who's Bryan Ferry?

It’s Boaty McBoatfaces original name.

OMM 0000 · 14-05-2020 9:13pm

Arghus wrote: »

I wish they hadn't tried to find out what was in the Supervalu bag; some mysteries are best left mysterious.

The funny thing is if you zoom into the photo you can see the bag is just 18 litres of jizz.

josip · 14-05-2020 10:10pm

Flavour Diaper wrote: »

Matt friggin' Damon, huh, in Dalkey.. probably a nice guy to knock back a few shots of Powers with, but like what is the point of his career from an outside perspective?

The first night of the lockdown I insisted the family watch the Martian.
Important to set the right tone for the next 560 sols.

WoollyRedHat · 14-05-2020 10:22pm

Augeo wrote: »

Who's Bryan Ferry?

Best mates with Stena Line.

WoollyRedHat · 14-05-2020 10:30pm

I was actually going for a run the other day up Killiney Hill and I was running around the Oblesik when who do I see out of the corner of my eye but Matt Damon who was squatting

'Alright Matt'. An awkward silence followed, I was still lightly jogging at this stage but had been on autopilot as I was transfixed on this A Lister taking a **** in the gorse. He finally stood up, and I saw the famous SuperValu bag in his right hand,. He nodded, said his name and then disappeared into the distance. You can take the kid out of Boston, but you can't take the **** with you.

NSAman · 14-05-2020 10:48pm

thunderdog wrote: »

Could care less?

Careless on my part..:)

Neon_Lights · 14-05-2020 10:56pm

Team America World Police

Sephiroth_dude · 14-05-2020 10:58pm

I hear he likes apples.

Neon_Lights · 14-05-2020 11:15pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I hear he likes apples.

How'd you like them apples?

TiGeR KiNgS · 15-05-2020 1:10am

Met Dayyymon

Montage of Feck · 14-01-2021 8:58pm

Mad Man Tot

14-01-2021 9:01pm

Matt Damon..

Bobblehats · 14-01-2021 9:38pm

Kaybaykwah · 06-04-2022 1:53am

Where’s Matt now that we need to slap Putin’s face at the Oscars?

Brid Hegarty · 06-04-2022 11:04am

Ask him if he likes apples.

sam t smith · 06-04-2022 11:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118887903#Comment_118887903

Does he like apples?

Brid Hegarty · 06-04-2022 11:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118887912#Comment_118887912

I don't know actually. But he ever asks you if you like apples in an antagonistic way, while in front of his friends, I certainly wouldn't be saying yes!!

sam t smith · 06-04-2022 11:11am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118887933#Comment_118887933

I am indifferent towards apples so I certainly would not say yes if asked.

Kaybaykwah · 06-04-2022 3:20pm

According to the Painter’s Handbook, it is "customary to gloss over matt."

Matt Damon

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